So, you think gender is the core of humanity, that it entirely defines a person? They're dehumanized if that isn't the most-focused aspect of the character?

Funny, I thought what was most important about this character is that they're a soldier (so, a warrior) and that they're a rebel, so they're fighting some sort of evil empire. That definitely seems like the most important (and most *humanizing*) thing about this person.